Out of curiosity, I logged ever shot by speed class over my last two rounds. Well, I actually tracked by individual mold, but I will break that down in my own ITB thread since most people reading this throw different molds. Both rounds were at courses I play regularly, with one course being a Par 61 18-hole wooded course and the other a Par 66 22-hole park style layout. I subtracted all tap-in putts, leaving only throws from C1X and longer. The following is a breakdown of my disc usage statistics:
61% putters
11% mids
18% fairway drivers
10% distance drivers
The 61% putter usage wasn't shocking, since that includes all putts longer than a tap in, approaches, and drives with a putter. What surprised me was just how much more I use a fairway driver than either my mids or my distance drivers.
My takeaways from this:
1. It confirms that the number of molds I carry (4 P&A, 2 mids, 4 FW, 2 distance) is probably what it should be. I carry more stability options in the areas where I need them, and I don't carry tons of choices in the areas where extra molds would just clutter my bag and not get used enough to sustain confidence.
2. You have to love your putter(s) to be any good at this game. Controlled putter drives, putts, and approaches make up almost 2/3 of my shots. And again, that is after removing all tap ins from the equation since it really doesn't matter what disc is used inside 11'. No wonder practicing putting and learning to throw putters is so effective at lowering scores. It's literally 2/3 of the game.
Has anyone else tracked your rounds like this? What were your usage breakdowns and takeaways?
61% putters
11% mids
18% fairway drivers
10% distance drivers
The 61% putter usage wasn't shocking, since that includes all putts longer than a tap in, approaches, and drives with a putter. What surprised me was just how much more I use a fairway driver than either my mids or my distance drivers.
My takeaways from this:
1. It confirms that the number of molds I carry (4 P&A, 2 mids, 4 FW, 2 distance) is probably what it should be. I carry more stability options in the areas where I need them, and I don't carry tons of choices in the areas where extra molds would just clutter my bag and not get used enough to sustain confidence.
2. You have to love your putter(s) to be any good at this game. Controlled putter drives, putts, and approaches make up almost 2/3 of my shots. And again, that is after removing all tap ins from the equation since it really doesn't matter what disc is used inside 11'. No wonder practicing putting and learning to throw putters is so effective at lowering scores. It's literally 2/3 of the game.
Has anyone else tracked your rounds like this? What were your usage breakdowns and takeaways?